Fragments on Matthew · §111 · Cyril of Alexandria

Matthew 10:39

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Here he calls “loss of soul,” (Matthew 10:39) by a stretched use of the word, separation from the body. The one who “finds” his soul — that is, who prefers this temporary life here and seems to gain it — endures something worse than death: he is sent into undying punishment and death.

Greek

Ψυχῆς ἀπώλειαν ἐνταῦθα καλεῖ τὸν ἀπὸ τοῦ σώματος χωρισμὸν καταχρηστικῶς. ὁ εὑρὼν τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ, <τοῦτ'> ἔστιν ὁ τὴν ἐνθάδε πρόσκαιρον ζωὴν προτιμῶν καὶ οἱονεὶ κερδαίνων, θανάτου χείρω ὑπομένει εἰς ἀκατάλυτον παραπεμπόμενος τιμωρίαν καὶ θάνατον.

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